Zhong Yao
Zhong Yao | |
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| 鍾繇 | |
Portrait of Zhong Yao in the Sancai Tuhui | |
| Grand Tutor (太傅) | |
| In office January or February 227 – April or May 230 | |
| Monarch | Cao Pi |
| Succeeded by | Sima Yi |
| Grand Commandant (太尉) | |
| In office 23 September 223 – January or February 227 | |
| Monarch | Cao Pi |
| Minister of Justice (廷尉) | |
| In office 220 – 23 September 223 | |
| Monarch | Cao Pi |
| Chancellor of State (相國) (in Cao Cao's vassal kingdom) | |
| In office ?–220 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Chancellor | Cao Cao |
| Succeeded by | Hua Xin |
| Grand Judge (大理) (in Cao Cao's vassal kingdom) | |
| In office 213–? | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Chancellor | Cao Cao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 151 Changge, Henan |
| Died | April or May 230 (aged 79) Luoyang, Henan |
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| Occupation | Calligrapher, politician |
| Courtesy name | Yuanchang (元常) |
| Posthumous name | Marquis Cheng (成侯) |
| Peerage | Marquis of Dingling (定陵侯) |
Zhong Yao (鍾繇, 151 – April or May 230), also referred to as Zhong You, courtesy name Yuanchang (元常), was a Chinese calligrapher and politician who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of China. He served in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. His calligraphy was highly regarded as he was known as one of the Four Worthies of Calligraphy (書中四賢) in the history of Chinese calligraphy.